I am looking to purchase a MIG Welder for my boyfriend for his birthday. He is a professional welder now, but wants to be able to do fun projects and odd jobs in his free time. He will possible use it for anything from making lawn sculptures to fixing up his car.
Wondering what the best brands are out there, what he will need to be able to do some welding in a home shop, and which stores to purchase from (located in the Toronto, Ontario area)?
2007-01-03 08:21:55 · 5 answers · asked by H* H 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Im a certafied welder of 15 years, and through all my expieriences lincoln is by far the best brand, there is a small welding machine that plugs into any wall outlet and it works so good, its called a lincoln 125 and get him 1- 5 lb spool of .035 wire and a 40 lb bottle of mixed gas 75%co2 and 25%argon its what all steel sheet metal and other metals are welded with, i have this machine and love it he can build a boat trailor or fix a chair its the smoothest machine in the world and works and never breaks he will be estatic , he will immediately recognize that you got him the best
2007-01-03 08:31:00 · answer #1 · answered by waterboy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Start by finding out if you have 125volt electricity or 220volt. Get the 220 volt if you have the electricity.
Most good MIG welders are made in Italy. Some companies that sell Italian MIG welders are Clarke Equipment and Sears.
You can also look at Hobart, and Miller.
A decent MIG with cart and accessories should set you back about $400
2007-01-03 08:25:46 · answer #2 · answered by united9198 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for a pro you got to get a good brand. Ive been welding for 4 years now and have a millermatic machine
stick with Hobart, Miller, and Lincoln electric welders
Ask around at hobartwelders.com
or www.millerwelds.com
both are great chat boards with loads of info for welders
the main thing to look for is what is the max gauge steel he will be welding and then pick a welder that will do the steel the next gauge up
im running a millermatic 210 which handles all the work i do
http://www.millerwelds.com/products/mig/millermatic_210/
http://www.hobartwelders.com/mboard/
http://www.millerwelds.com/
2007-01-03 09:31:29 · answer #3 · answered by D S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The cheaper models are great for aluminum and stainless but he will need some more amps for heavy steel...those get expensive.
If he is a professional he may be picky...you should talk to someone he knows first. Some guys swear by Miller and Lincoln welders and won't be happy with anything else.
2007-01-03 08:29:18 · answer #4 · answered by thesuper 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi bypass with the twine first then the top then verify the feed wheels as on greater reasonably priced fashions they have a tendency to positioned on the grove deeper than the thickness of the twine inflicting slipping/undesirable feed.try commencing up the 1st few meters of twine first the twine below could be ok.the solid element with a MIG is that in case you could not weld it a minimum of you could tie it jointly.
2016-11-26 01:12:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋